Noah Kravitz

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When a Phone is Like a Computer - What's in an Operating System?

One of the cool things about buying an unlocked phone - as opposed to a handset branded and programmed by your service provider - is that you get access to the handset's original operating system. ...

What is independent network calling?

Independent network calling is taking free mobile-to-mobile calling within your network to a new level!  This service is currently being offered by two national providers, Alltel and T-Mobile and...

What are location based services?

Advances in technologies like GPS (Global Positioning Services) have made it cheaper and easier for cell phone manufacturers to build the hardware and software for location-based services into cell...

What is 3G video service?

Our friends in parts of Asia and Europe have been enjoying "3G" high-speed cellular services for some time now, while true 3G networks are still ramping up to speed stateside.  One use of 3G cellular...

New Trends in the Cell Phone World

Nowadays a cellular provider has to do more than "just" provide solid voice calling service in order to attract and keep customers.  Media and messaging, ringtones and ringbacks - carriers are always...

Flashy Dogs: Top 5 Camera Phones

Camera phones have quickly turned from a mostly useless novelty into a great way to capture memories on the spur of a moment.  While aspiring photojournalists won't want to give up their standalone...

Noah's Samsung SCH-A930 review

Samsung's SCH-A930 is a dual-band CDMA cell phone for Verizon Wireless.  Clad in basic black with external music player controls, this flip phone is one of the less flashy looking handsets in Verizon...

TV on a Cell Phone: Big Stars on Small Screens

A few weeks ago I was at a cocktail party and met a guy who works for MobiTV.  MobiTV is a content provider specializing in getting television programs onto cell phones.  They currently provide...

Noah's Samsung SGH-T519 Trace review

Can a mobile phone be too thin?  Samsung deems determined to find out, as they keep pushing the envelope when it comes to building feature-rich mobiles that are as thin as possible.  While the 8mm...

Best Bark: Top 5 Music Phones

To celebrate the iPod's 5th Birthday earlier this week, I give you my current Top 5 Music Phones.  While none are yet challenger's to the iPod's dominance in the realm of mobile music, the...

Noah's Sony Ericsson M600i review

Full disclosure up front:  The Sony Ericsson m600i smartphone is not for everyone.  It has some quirks and flaws, and the fact that it's only compatible with European high speed networks is a major...

Flip, Candybar, or Slider? What Phone Style Fits My Style?

Mobile phones come in three main styles: Flip (aka Clamshell or Folder), Candybar, and Slider.  A few variations on these basic forms exist - like the Swivel design used in some of Sony Ericsson's...

Up and Comers, Top 5 phones I can't wait to try

Cell phone technology increases by leaps and bounds as quickly as we can keep up with it.  While solid reception and voice quality is obviously key to any good call, mobile phones are becoming more...

Noah's BlackBerry Pearl-8100 Black review

IntroductionBlackBerry PDA phones have become so synonymous with on-the-go email over that terms like "BlackBerry Thumb" (a form of Repetitive Stress Injury) and "BlackBerry Addiction" (a form of,...

Using your mobile phone for email and the web ... Quickly and Cheaply

Today's mobile phones are capable of so much more than mere phone calls.  Almost every new release phone, and many mid- to high-end handhelds from the past several years, is capable of at least...

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